Carpet-fastener.



No. 637,|93. Patented Nov. I4, |899.

W. E. WDUZLEY.

cAnPET FAsTENEn.

(Application led Aug. 24, 1899.)

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. WOOZLEY, OF HOPE CHURCH, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARPET-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 637 ,193, dated November I4, 1899.

Application led August 24, 1899. Serial No. 728.324. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. WoozLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hope Church, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet- Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved carpet-fastener or wire hook of peculiar construction that can be readily and conveniently driven into the floor and will form a permanent device or hook for the purpose of engaging the edge of the carpet, the said device being of such construction that the bill of the hook may be located close to the washboard and out of the way, so as not to be an obstruction, particularly when the carpet is taken up.

The usual manner of securing a carpet in Aplace by ordinary tacks not only requires more time than should be necessary in laying and taking up a carpet, but often results in considerable wear and tear upon the carpet, niore especially in removing the tacks. Itis apparent, therefore, that the most practical manner of holding a carpet upon a iioor is by the employment of small hooks, sometimes used, which Will not only save the wear and tear upon the carpet, but will reduce to a minimum the labor of both laying and takingit up. The Wire hook forming the subject-matter of this application for patent is therefore designed with the object of forming a carpetfastener that is simple in construction, can be readily driven into place, forms a permanent xture, is durable and eective in use, can be manufactured and sold at small cost, and will lessen the labor of laying a carpet and taking it up.

The following specification enters into a detail description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to letters thereon, which designate the different parts, and what it is desired to protect by Letters Patent is more specifically set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is a View illustrating the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the carpet-fastener in place. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the carpetfastener enlarged.

Fig. 4L is a plan view of the carpet-fastener. Fig. 5 is a side elevation looking at the opposite side of the carpet-fastener from that illust'rated in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a modification of the invention.

In carrying out my invention the carpetfastening device is preferably made of steel wire, and a single length of said wire is bent or shaped to present a hook for engaging the carpet, a pointed shank which is driven into the floor to hold the device in place, and a connecting portion between the hook and shank, which provides a head for the latter.

Referring particularly to Figs. l, 2, and 3 of the drawings, which show the preferred form of construction, the letter A designates the bill of the hook, and B the stem, and at the end of the latter the wire is bent upon itself to present a connecting portion C, eX- tending alongside and parallel with said stem and beyond the loop of the hook. The connecting portion C is then bent upon itself, as shown, to form the head D, and the terminal portion of the wire extended at right angles to the connecting portion and stem to form the shank or entering point E. By this construction the device provides a head or portion for driving the entering point into the oor, which is located away from the hook, so that the driving implement will not strike the latter, and the bill of the hook will project in the direction of the washboard-in other Words, the hook proper will be located near the washboard,`and the head above the shank or entering point is at the side of the hook opposite the washboard, so that it is free to be struck by the hammer or driving implement. The bill of the hook projecting t0- ward the washboard, with the'point near the same, provides for hooking the carpet in engagement therewith, and said bill being the only projecting part of the device and being close to the washboard will offer no obstruction when the carpet is taken up. Itis therefore intended that the device remain in the floor as a permanent fixture.- When the carpet is in engagement with the hook, the nap of said carpet will practically cover the bill, while the stem and connecting portion will leave the carpet nearly flat. It is therefore apparent that the device forms a practical carpet-fastening which may remain in the ICO floor and will provide for readily and conveniently laying a carpet and taking it up, for in laying the carpet it is only necessary to hook the edge over the bill, while in taking the carpet up it is merely unhooked. At door-openings it is intended to secure the carpet to the iioor by the use of ordinary tacks, as the hooks may offer an obstruction, though in some instances the usual door-sills will be suicient to protect the hooks.

In the modification of the device shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings the connecting portion YC is not provided with a double bend at its outer end, for it is obvious that a single bend, as shown in said iigure, with the connecting portion, projecting beyond the hook proper, would leave a part to be struck by the hammer.

The device being made of a single length of Wire or short piece of wire can be manufactu red and sold at small cost, and the operation of bending the Wire in the peculiar manner herein shown and described could be accomplished by machinery especially adapted for the purpose.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ist l. A carpet-fastener, made of a single piece of Wire bent to form a hook with bill and stem, the Wire bent upon itself to form a connecting portion extendingr alongside and parallel with the stem of the hook, and a shank or entering point at the outer end of said connecting portion, the latter projecting beyond the rear end of the hook, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

2. A carpet-fastener formed from a single piece of Wire, comprising a hook, a connect'- ing portion projecting beyond the rear end of said hook, the outer end of the connecting portion being bent upon itself to form a head and the terminal portion of the Wire being at right angles to form the shank or entering point, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM E. VOOZLEY.

Witnesses:

DAVID WOOZLEY, T. M. BLUNN. 

